Telegram-herald., 1887-05-30
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= gozna sseictF belis VIA aa ancoalh.
ss,ilss. csio1sd negro shieh eas sasuasGzed
81 tas hos puneit q ths girls faailsg sai
s.ansla. and t1sir laiiafs - eighsf ossrl4ke
ar eaetars ths rsnsxs5A James barclay
WssaAx 4 ths osdsst aaG Eselshissf resi-
dsat III tAis losn. Win his xifs anf only
eE.ld ia. . Eesatsf1l and accomplished
xirl ~ tFsaiy, 30 eecapies the hand
s0mesf saa Aoss elegantly furnished
rsaidsnes in Glsnd0ngilis. Ia the rear of
laa bsaaf.fld grounds surrounding their
home s4nds 81 est-iookias Two story
bllck baiti5nZ. - - a occupied bg 5il
Thompson. a neglo Wno sas empioYed As
sarrisnsr ard 70 tie- ~ M Wssner.
Ihanspson - a. ~ "a ears ef sge. aad
r1afflsd o4t Ge4, kad 4aY children. RE
49, yell eaaelt q. pisasiag taiker.
and hed an nexh sslole st0rs u
- and laitltstin stories aoout
bis e0Iorsfi b~ en. AID, al
lhoash of 8 saost ci 81 , appearance. he
~. ~ ssner although l.ailng retired lie.
vas largely snisrsted Ia soms Fsal estate
nlsllers Hhieh callesj hin away fregusntly.
On every occaaiOn Of tas kind q was bis
c1slom % have his PAR VI horses hitched
% snd ns vas dIHsn O. the depot. his
daugntaF. Who uas pasli0neteiy fond Of
fidlng an5 driving. never iallei 10 accom-
pany Der lsgASs and Thompson on these
lrips she invsr ably driving both % t0e
dspcs and return
Wesner had been away for the past week,
snd 0n THURSDAY morning his wife received
uora % have EhompsoD meet him Al the
depot on he arrival ot the p m train that
Dag. soon after noon Thompson began 10
gsI The h0Fse really. When Mts. Wesner Ia.
tesfeged. saying 10 was too early Then IL
s4s learned thai ida hsd previously ex-
rfessed A desire 10 start "a hour or tso
earlier thai she mixal have drive through
the country 1elors going 10 the depot. As
every wish Of the girl was grauhed. tnis
wns 10 exception. and an hour laier tksy
drove away. several days previous
O. tins the girl had secretly taken
TAKEN from her wardrobe sons Of
ner best clOthias and Deposited them in
house midway 0etweea Der hcme aLd the
depot. Twenty inmates after they had left
the Wesner mansion aey drew uD az this
house. took the psckase8 sud drove % the
depot Just IL time o. oascn the cexs west
hound train. Before the train started
Thompson asked 81 .stander % look oat
for the team until he or Nr. Wesasr came
II. EE+IItr4N
arrived and saw the team. aud after five or
ten minutes impatient waiting for 'rhomp-
son. who he supposed was somewh here In
he neigaoorhood, he lnmped IN and drove
home without him.
As Mr.. Wesner drove up 20 the house bis
vile saw that he was al0os. and the terri
bic suspicion Of an accident or eiopement
quickly dsvned upon her SIZE rushed 10
me cate lung herself into her husbands
arms. snd exclaimed, Where's Idsf' Mr..
Wcsnsr xaa as get in total ignorance OF
every thing and maintained bis usual COM
posurs until be learned what the trouble
vas. Then. sfter hearing what bis wife
suspected. he hurried TO his daughters
room 20 see Il any thing had been removed.
Ia conspicuous pace On the marble SAB
vi The bureau lay the following letter:
THCEsDsy Noon.
DxAEksr MAMA: Ere you have the
slightest intimation of nay conduct. or what
/ sm fully convinced the world will call
disgrace. I viii bs the wife CT William
Thompson. and SO far away rom my oncs
papa may make % reach me will be in vaic.
That hare now and forever forfeited that
parental affection which was SO lavishly be-
slowed on me ever and always that
4 have b-sds the home OF my childhood
dssolste By robbing you and papa Of that
comfort and happiness which | know my
pressncs always rave Is true. but my
passion was no longer under TIE domin-
ioE OF reason. and while do not attempt to
uention any circumstances that would IN
any degree pa,iiate my conduct. for that is
impossible. yer ia pity for my feelings and
tae futurt, whatever thar may De, let me
ssy sn net wholly 81 blame Thompson
Dad an irresistible power over me. which
even nov | can not explain | wes happy
ollly ia his presencs. Seeing thas | was
complstely a. bis command, be proposed
siopement and marriage. Ny conscience
sfronkiy rsproaehed me, but bis sOlicifa-
fions grew mOrs fsrvent- and | at
sast consented. The plans were sr.
ranged week sgo. and will
b. successfully carried 0us fodsy. The f,iil
nsssurs OF ny blind infstustion will be
more quickly realized By you and you may
asa. DID I nos know that Thompson was
airssly marrisd" You also mixht say:
III the psrdaous wretch abandoned the
fsiihfii vile he leaves behind. what,
though BE vas my equal c0ald I expsct
from hifn These questions are now too
late. ( weighed them sit knew I was doing
vroSg. bus was pozsrisss % prevent bat
h p0w too iase 10 BE- und0ne. ti0od by H.
flrsver goot b.. Your stecfionate and
%rhaps unff-auets. IDA.
lt u impossible 70 describe the feelings Of
fhs unhappy parents as sbey CARED upru
The written ackncw ledgnlent OF their only
ch3lds rain and disgrace. and IN coupany
With friends tfcy started in hot haste 10
the station ard bosrdei \ west-bound train
ielesfaphiug inquiries abeas. Their searcrI
vas Kept 10 nnfii late last night. but no
trare % Tie elooing c0nple could be found,
II is possiole that they went % some OF the
lsrse cities where detection vii not be 50
sesv especially ia this negro settlements.
TIE hrekcn hesrted parents returned
home IN the hops hat. ere il IS too late ths
good seuse of their daughter viii assert
itself tssl sbs viii see he error Of her WAYS
and rstuF1 home. Thompson had been
smplovesi by Mr. Wesrer ever three years
and wss faithful and trusted msn. At
no time Vas there anything ever seen in the
~ag q familiarity 0f undue intimacy
bntrssn him and Tia that would arouse
ssispicfou. Thompson Tifs vii De taken
csre af 81 the Wesners